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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
TAX RATE OF S7.4O MAY Be
LAMBERTVILLE'S FATE BY 1890
Based on Average Increase for Past 40 Years
In This City-Remedy For Rising Costs.

and the least probable increased cost
of maintaining the larger school is
placed at $4,000 per year, of which
the state may contribute $4,000,
leaving $4,000 to be raised locally;
plus $4,000 on bonds, and S9,250 for
interest, diminishing $3.50 each year
for twenty-five years..
i925-Regular taxes, $4.64, plus
53c. for school bonds and interest,
and 80 cents for increased cost; to-
tai, $5,47.
1926 S49S, plus SIC, plus 30c.,
total, $3.50
1927-S5.35 plus Sic, plus 30c.,
total $6.16.
1928 $5.75 plus 5oc., plus 80,
total $6,55.
1929 $617, plus Acc, plus 30c.,
total, 5000.
1880 $662 plus 4sc., plus Soc,
total, S7.40.
If you want probable taxation
for 1910 or 1850, you can easily fig
ure it by multiplying the previous
years taxes by LOT, adding the
bond and interest charge (1c less
each year, and add the zoe. for
increased maintenance.
Last week | suggested possible
$3.50 per 500 for school purposes
alone, in 1864, and if city and state
are added, on the ratio shown by
the forty-year period from 1884 to
1924, the total rate will be about
$2S per 500 of assessed valuation,
also figuring the increased valua-
tlons at the same ratio as the forty
years just passed now.
Now, Mr. Editor, you ask how to
avoid this impeding calamity?
Continued on third page)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
BOY KILLED AT
new HOPE PLANT
17-Year-Old John Kel-
ly Smothered in Bin
of ShaIe for Bricks.

New Hope-John Kelly. Z year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Kel-
ly, of South Main street, met death
last Friday by being smothered in
shale pit of the Clay Products Co.
of America on the northern out
skirts of this borough Young Kelly
was employed at the Brick Plant,
and during Friday morning was re-
ported to have been joking with
other employees, so that when he
became imprisoned in the clay pit,
his cries for help were ignored,
under the impression that he was
still joking.
His job at the plant was to watch
the pits into which the pulverized
shale is deposited before it is mix
ed and moulded into bricks. He had
evidently tried to hide in the pit,
and before he could get out, the
shale began descending thru the
chute. The only opening was thru
hole in the top, and when he
was found his body was in a posi-
ton to indicate that he had strug-
gled to reach this hole. His arms
were extended, but was imprisoned
by the shale before he could reach
the opening.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning from the home of his
parents and at st. Martins r. c.
Church with Father John C. Elem
ing in charge. The bearers were
Norman Ham, Oliver Parsons, Ed
ward Curley, John Smith and Frank
Kerwin. He is survived by his par
ents, two brothers and two sis
ters. The brothers are William and
Charles Kelly, of Easton, and the
sisters are Mrs. John Marley and
Mrs. Charles Sutterley, of this bor-
ough.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25

The Junior section of the New
Hope Women's Club met Thursday
evening of last week Those present
were Ethel Short, Helen Ely Una
Mae Lewis. Verna Steever, Thelma
Short, Anna Steever, Eleanor Jan
ney, Mabel Yos, Esther Higgins.
Leodora Funk and Helen VOORHEES,
Miss Beulah Hurley is the club
counselor, and was in charge.
Roland Borden has returned to
State College after spending The
Easter vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p Borden, of North
Main street
Miss Ethel Short has been visit
ing her home here during a vacation
from the Stroudsburg Normal School
where she is studying.
Mr.. and Mrs James Battye were
visited during the Easter holidays
by Albert Battye, Jr. and Miss
Alice Battye, of Trenton.
Mrs. James Skillman, of North
Main street, has returned to her
home following a period of treat
ment at the University Hospital in
Philadelphia.
The Public Health Association Of
this place recently purchased a Ford
roadster for the use of the visit
ing nurse, Miss Anna Smith.
Mrs. Carroll B. Price, of Solebury,
has had as a guest her mother,
Mrs, Alice Michner
Mrs. Florence Naylor, of York
Road, was visited recently by Mr..
and Mrs. Benton Hubbard, Of Cham
bersburg, Pa.
Mrs. Edward Blaclfan, of North
Main street, is studying in a class
of parliamentary law under the di-
rection of Mrs. Charles E. Pugh, of
Newtown.
Edgar H. benson Post Of the
American Legion has secured a
supply of peoples to be sold for
Memorial Day. The sale will be made
by the Girl Scouts under the direc-
ton Of Miss Smith, the District
Nurse.
Miss Anna Weaver, q teacher in
the local schools, visited her home
in Lancaster during the Easter Va
cation.
Raymond Seheeta, our local ma
gician, will go to Nazareth May
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
MACKISSIC-PUGH

One of the prettiest weddings of
The season was that which took
place on Saturday. April 10Th, the
ontracting parties being Miss Anna
Katharine MacKissic Of New Hope,
and David D. Pugh, Of Brownsburg.
The ceremony was performed in
Philadelphia by Russell II. Conwell,
D. D. The bride is graduate of
he n. ]. State Normal School at
Trenton.
Mr.. Pugh has lived at Philadel-
phia most of his life and has at
ended a Conservatory Of Music in
Frenton. He has a large circle of
riends among musical people. He
5 employed by the Keystone Screw
Co., in Yardley. Our best wishes
for long and happy married life,
go out to them,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
Program for National
Music Week

Sunday. May Especial music will
be rendered by all the church
choirs. The sacred Cantata "Gallae
by Gounod will be sung at 7.30
p. M. by the Evening Choir Of
the Presbyterian Church assisted by
Mrs. Chas. J. Kohler, Soprano
soloist.
Monday, May 5-Organ Recital
by Roger Maitland, of Philadel-
phia, assisted by a solo violinist
will be held in the First Presby-
terrain Church of Lambertville under
the auspices of the Women's Aux
iliary
Tuesday, May emusic in New
Hope by Lambertville Band direc-
ted by Dennis Strouse and Com
munity singing under the leadership
Of Walter Reif
Wednesday, May Concert given
in st. Andrews Hall, Lambertvillc
by Community orchestra Of thirty
pieces, the chorus of the Salon
Music Club led by Mrs. Edward Pax
son, accompanied by Mrs George
Shoch, Mrs. c. j. Kohler, soprano
soloist, Mrs, Roscoe Magill, violin
list and music by the male quartetle
Of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Thursday, May 8-The program Of
Wednesday evening repeated in
Worthington's Hall with the add
ton of Violin Solos by Gustave
Hazeton, conductor Of the Trenton
symphony Orchestra.
Friday, May 9-Community sing
ing in Lambertyille led by the Lam
bertville Band with Mr.. ReiG, con
dutor, This will be followed by a
Song Recital entitled Songs that
live given by Mrs. Rose Morgan
Of New York, singer Of excep-
tionai ability.
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SOLEBURY CLUB
TALKS SCHOOLS
Farmers Have Inter-
estin9 Discussion on
This Vital Subject.

Schools We're the principal topic
discussed at last Saturdays meet
ing Of the Solebuy Farmers Club,
held at the home of the Misses John
son, on North Main street, New
Hope.
Prof. Waldman, critic Of practical
teachers of the Philadelphia Nor
NAL School, was the principal speak
er. lis subject being "How can we
arouse general interest and action
in making our schools a real force
in the community He said that
the graded school seems necessary
because of the difficulty of combin-
ing fine building, perfect equip
ment and a fine teacher-a eombi-
nation of the best-in the ungraded
school today, He said that most of
the writing today is done ON type
writers, and adding is done by ma
chimes, but the proper development
in music, drawing, manual train
ing, poetry and good reading will
be an asset through all the years
to come. In closing, he said: "The
question of taxation seems simple.
TaNstion is privilege and the
larger the tax, the larger the re
turn, both financially and spirit
ually."
M. Hubert Walton favored CON
solidRtion of Solebury Township
and New Hope borough schools, if
such step could be accomplished.
Miss Bertha Johnson, from the
tea hers standpoint, said that an
ungraded school gave closer con
tact between pupil and teacher, but
better work can be accomplished in
the graded school by having each
teacher thoroughly trained IN a par
/ tieular Ene.
Hrs. Edward NJ. paxson told of
the musical memory test work be-
ing done in the Solebuty schools by
Mr. c. J, Kohler and herself. All
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
LambertVilie
On Standard Time

The City of Lambertville is,
officially, on Eastern Standard
Time, and will continue SO, re-
regardless of the so-called Day
light Saving Time which some
of its industries will work ON
after April 27. This matter
was settled several times last
year. by the citizens. at public
meetings, and finally by a
vote Of M to $40, at the Nov
emher election. The news he's
been broadeasted in the news
papers that the Lambertville
people didn't vote against Day
light Saving Time last Fall,
but against CHE confusion of
time" but an inspection of the
election records will show that
the vote was yes or mo"
on the question Of Daylight
Saving Time.
Some industries will begin
and quit work an hour earlier
during the summer months,
which accomplishes the same
object and avoids all the con-
fusion of time, as well as not
interfering with the people who
are following lawful time.
The Belvidere Delaware Rail-
road trains will all run ON
Standard Time. and at approx
mately the present times, eX-
cepting one or two morning
and evening trains. which will
be advanced an hour. for com
muters.
The trains at New Hope will
probably be advanced one hour,
running ON Standard Time, as
at present.
There will be no Daylight
Saving Time in any Of the
Pennsylvania towns, with the
the possible exception of Phil
adelphia. Some of them are
going to do business I'm hour
ahead, and some are going to
stick to the old conditions.
In Doylestown, our nearest
big neighbor on the West, part
of the business places will run
an hour ahead, and part on
the present schedule.
Pennington has adopted Day
light Saving Time, the Borough
Councils tie vote being decided
that way by the Mayor.
The fight between the Stan
dard Time folks and the Day
light Savers is as bitter as ever
and there will be no abatement
this year. Some states already
have anti-daylight laws. The
one in Pennsylvania carries no
penalties, which accounts for
its violation in some sections.
The Standard Time folks point
out that the sun shines Just
as long for those who get up
an hour earlier, and know the
time, as it does for Daylight
Savers who change their clocks
and are out Of tune with the
railroads and other transporta-
ton lines.
The Long Island Railroad
was the only regular railroad
in the United States operating
on Daylight Saving Time last
year, but having no advertised
connection with any other rail
road line, this made little diff
ference to the travelling public.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
Editor Lambertville Record:

Editor Lambertville Record:
We have been told by some of the
I endorsers of the SlS5,000 school
project that it will cost us less to
expend this much money than if we
do not spend it at all,
1t has never worked this way in
any of the businesses with which [
have had acquaintance The more
deeply the average person goes into
debt the harder they have to work
to meet their obligations. The city
authorities of Lambertyille doubtless
anticipate receiving an additional al
lotment from the State Department
Of Education toward the increased
cost of conducting the larger school,
but it will only be percentage of
such cost. None of it will be avail
able for interest or amortization
charges both of which will be paid
by the taxpayer, together with a
goodly portion of the increased ex-
penses incident thereto.
The city and school tax rate for
1924 is increased about seven per
cent over that of 1923, and there is
no reason to doubt that it will con
niue to increase at this rate in the
years to come. In fact, it has in
creased at almost exactly that rate
for the past forty years, for city
purposes-while school expenses in
creased more than six times that
fast.
Based ON the facts of forty years
it is comparatively safe to say that
the probable tax rates for the six
coming years, up to 1890, will be
approximately as follows:
OF the city builds the S1s5 900
addition to the school, paying off
$4,000 worth of bonds each year;
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25

The employment of Francis J.
Heney as attorney for the Senate
committee investigating the Bureau
of Internal Revenue and his being
paid out of the private pocket
of Senator Couzens-who, by the
way, enjoys according to his own
admission an income Of 100000 a
year is clearly contrary to law
and doubtless will be ended since
the President has called attention
to that fact. The genesis of Heney's
employment is interesting. Ii de-
velops that the man back of Heney
is Clifford Pinchot. Governor of
Pennsylvania, whose bitterness to-
ward the Secretary Of the Treasury
knows no bounds 'inchot wants 10
be President A nan of unlimited
wealth, he has neen able to procure
everything else he wanted aud he
sought Pennsylvania delegation
instructed Tor himself. Mr. Mellon,
along with Senators. Pepper and
Reed, defeated Pinchots wish, and
Pinchot being a vindictive individ-
ual, determined to get even with
Mr.. Mellon. He could conceive of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
City Petitions Should
Be in By A briI %

City Clerk Arthur VanNatta asks
that all petitions for City Commits
sioners of Lambertville be in by
April 20. The law allows up to
May 5, but it also provides that the
list of candidates shall be adver-
tised in two successive issues of a
local newspaper, and this is mani
testify impossible on those that are
received up to May 3. To avoid any
question of the legality of the pc
titions, it is hoped that they will
all be filed by the earlier date.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
TENNIS CLUB DISAPPOINTED

The Lambertville Tennis Club was
o have had an exhibition match
mere ON May by William T. Til
den End, but Just on going to press
we were notified that illness in his
family has caused the engagement
TO be cancelled. The statement fol-
lows:
April 25, 1924
The Lambertvlle Tennis Club re
grets to announce that owing to
illness in the family, Mr.. William
T. Tilden 2nd has found it neces-
sary to cancel his engagement to
play an exhibition match here ON
Wednesday, May 9Th.
(Signed Robert Hoppoek,
President.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
LAMBERTVILLE
PERSONALS

Mrs Carrie Cochran, of II North
Main street, returned to her home
Wednesday after a three days visit
in Trenton.
Francis Monteverde, who is a stu
dent at Lehigh College, Bethlehem,
Pa, spent the Easter vacation at
his home here.
Mayor Theodore S. Moore, of
Stockton, was a business visitor here
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Raymond Hill is new en-
ployee at the Lambertville National
Bank.
Harold Burke, who is now physical
director in the schools of Union
Hill, was a visitor at his home here,
during the Easter vacation.
Miss Ada Worrell recently went in
to the employ of the Empire Rub
Der Co., of Trenton.
Andrew Foltz, Jr, has returned
TO his studies at the Freehold Mill
tary Academy, following the Easter
vacation which he spent at his home
here.
Paul Smith visited his home here
on Jefferson street during the last
week. He has been employed in East
Orange.
Mr. and Mrs. johnson were visited
recently by Mrs. Johnson's parents,
p and Mrs. Robert Lane, of Somer-
vile.
Miss Helen Dutt visited her home
on Elm street Sunday. She is
student nurse at Mckinley Hospi-
al in Trenton.
DIR. l.. A. Hamilton expects to
move into the house at 81 North
Union street next week. Prepare
tory to his occupancy David Mathews
has been making some alterations
n The house.
Dr. L. G. Williams, of Bridge
street, attended the meeting last
Tuesday of the Hunterdon County
ediaal Association in Pennington.
Mrs. Norman S. Conover, now of
iorrisville, visited here last week.
Both the local banks have an
aounced that they will open and
close on daylight saving time com
meneing Monday, April 28.
Mrs George l.. Romine, of Bridge
street, has returned from an ex-
tended visit in st. Petersburg, Fla.
Robert c. Hatcher, of the Lam
bertville House, was visited recent
ly by his son and daughter-in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund C. Thatcher,
Of Camden
Miss Myra Ely is visiting Mrs.
f. P. King, of Johannesburg, N. Y.
Mrs. Emma Hazen was severely
bruised by a fall down the steps
of her home on Delaware avenue on
Thursday Of last week.
Local students of Holy Ghost Col
lege at Cornwells, Pa. have return
ed TO their studies following the
Easter vacation. They are: Frank
Abram, Francis Meskill, Joseph
Kelly, James Sheridan, John Nc
Caffrey and James Mangan.
/ William Parker was visited last
week by his brother, Frank Par
ker, Of Jersey City.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Williams have
returned to their home here follow
ing visit with their son, DR.. Char
les Williams, of Washington, N. J.
( Robert Riordan, an employee of
the American Stores Co., has been
transferred to one of the Trenton
stores,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
"One Newspaper
Is Better Than
Many Criminal Lasos'
President Coolidge.

President Coolidge.
President Coolidge doesn't
talk much, but when he does
speak he says something worth
while. In his New York adj
dress last Tuesday, speaking of
Americas problems, he said:
Little progress can be
made by merely attempt
ing to repress what is evil.
Our great hope lies in de-
veloping what is good.
ONE NEWSPAPER Is
BETTER THAN MANY
CRIMINAL LAWS. One
schoolmaster is better
than a legion of bailiffs.
One clergyman is better
than an army with ban
ners. These are our guar
dians of internal peace
and progress"
The proper function of a
newspaper is to inform its
readers. Information and un-
Outstanding can do more tow
ard elevating a people than
laws can ever do.
And yet there are those
who criticize a newspaper for
printing the truth!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25

sued following meeting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Shoch,
Thursday night, at which Rev.
Michael Evans, of New Hope, pre-
sided
The salary offered is $1,000 year,
with the use OF the Manse. DR..
Brown is well recommended, and if
he accepts the call, he will find a
parish of unusual promise.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
Ne w HOPE PRESB Y7ER/AN
CHLRCH IA OPENINGS

Mrs. Mary Flack was taken TO the
hospital last week to undergo an
operation for gallstones. The oper-
alton was successfully performed
1t the Samaritan hospital, Phila-
dclphia. About the end of this week
it is hoped she can be removed
to her sisters home, Mrs. Large,
Cor. 10Th and Somerset streets.
Her many friends extend Mrs
Flack their most sincere sympathy
in her illness. She had not been
well for many months.
Mrs Flack's work at the school
has been taken up by Mrs. Carroll
Harding of Lahaslka.
Mrs. Lydia c. Burger, Mrs.
flack's sister-in-law, was in the
borough over the weekend, visit
ng her sister, also took the Flack
children to see their mother at the
hospital.
Janet Large has ben i'll this week
md has been confined to her home.
Betty Earl is sick with scarlet
fever. For few days she was crit
cally i'll, The Earl home will be
auarantined until May nth Dir
Nagill has charge of the case,
Last Monday, r. NJ. the funeral
If Mrs. Heath was held from her
late residence south of New Hope
She was buried at the Thompson
Memorial Cemetery, Of which church
he had been lifelong member
At the family's request, Mr.. Evans
If New Hope, conducted the service
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
LUdieS club WM
Meet Merchants

The ladies of the Oakdale Thrift
Club and other organizations, will
meet the members of the Lambert
vile Merchants Association on
Monday evening, April %, to dis
euss the ned of a rest room for out
out-of-town shoppers.
Pennington has such a place, and
its popularity has led to the call
for one in Lambertvillc. 1t is be-
lieyed that it would be a stimulus
to business.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
Clergy:

- y " iFOr'NtFI' Ut OF
Sunday, April 9th: Low Sunday.
8 a. M Holy Eucharist. 9.45 a. m.
Sunday School and Young Mems
Bible Glass. 1890 a. m. Choral Holy
Eucharist and sermon by the Rec
tor. 7.30 p. m. Evening Prayer
and sermon by he Rev. A. w.
Henzell.
Friday, May End. 7.3O p. m.
Evening Prayer and Intercessions.
Meetings of st. Andrews Ladies
Guild and st. Agnes Band.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
THE COST or PLAYING
POLITICS

Ask yourself these simple ques-
tons How much will be over
charged in taxes this year If the
politicians in Congress succeed in
blocking the Mellon tax reduction
program? How much will the fail
IRE to lop $300000,0 900 off the fed
eral income tax bill cost me in in
creased prices for everything eat
wear or use Who is responsible
for causing me this loss
These questions affect every home
in the land Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
PASTOR CALLED AT THOMP-
SON MEMORIAL

Thompson Memorial Presbyterian
at Brownsburg, has issued
Of Kingston, Pa. The call was is
. unanimous call to Rev. DIR. Brown,