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The Washington times., 1925-12-22

J tionaI to the relative velocity Of
the ball and the tube. The faster
the ball falls. II the tubes motion
remains unchanged, the more
nearly vertical must the tube
stand.
Now, the velocity Of the earth
in It's orbit is about 10000 Of
the velocity Of light. Let the
motion OF the tube represent that
OF the earth. Then, expressed in
circular measure. the lilo 900 be-
comes 2O.6 seconds-of arc, which
III the alteration angle Of light.
Rememher we are using round
numbersl
Light takes about 5 minutes
and 30 seconds to come from the
sun to the. earth: therefore when
1t reaches the. earth it shows the
sun apparently in the direction
that ii had minutes and 20 Sec
Onds before.
The result is that the apparent
longitude OF the sun at noon is
its actual longitude at IL hours,
81 minutes, 40 seconds 81. m. Now.
the sun describes $50 degrees OF
longitude in 365A days. which
amounts to about 246 seconds-of-
arc in 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
thus according with the aberra-
ton angle, when precise figures
are used.
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

ward from A to G while the ball
is falling from / to 8.
The open end Of the tube ar
riVes at / at the same time that
the ball gets there. The ball
then enters the tube, and In con-
sequence Of the combination Of
the two simultaneous motions. 1t
passes down the center Of the
moving tube as lie Its actual mo-
ton were in the direction tof the
dotted line.
At C, or 8, the BAH and the
bottom of the tube arrive to-
gether, and to an observer placed
at the bottom of the tube and car
ried with 1t from Al through B to
G, the ball would seem to have
come along the sloping dotted
line through the axis of the tube,
instead OF straight downward
along the vertical line. Now,
this is alteration, and 1t affects
the direction in which light
seems to come from the sun or
the stars just as It affects the APP
parent direction of the balls mo-
ton in our illustration.
It is evident that the inclina-
ton Of the tube must be proper
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

? troubled you. You lived magi-
cal life, as in fairy tale, actually
a magical life.
How long can that last? How
long did you think it would last?
Forever? Did you think 1t
would last forever? One day 1t
would have come to an end, one
way or another; one day the
world would have confronted you,
and you would have had to make
a decision and part with some Of
your treasured happiness.
The world does not permit us
to hide away from it entirely,
from it's terrible reality, and this
is just. There is a point where
happiness becomes pride and cold
ness of heart. Everyone must
assume his share; two persons
may not stand apart and say:
We hear nothing, We know moth
ing, we are sufficient unto our
selves and have nothing in COM
mon with the rest of YOU They
would discover at the end that
the soul of one had completely
consumed the other 1t was
best that you were so suddenly
torn apart"
mere Is a. point Wner6 nappl-
ness becomes pride and coldness
of heart" There is the reason
why some of the happiest mar
riages come to the saddest wreck
age and why no marriage is suf-
ficient in itself
If your love becomes too mar
row to hold the rest of the
world, 1t will shortly be too mar
row to hold you. For we weren't
made merely to love. We were
made to live. And love must
serve life or it loses its meaning.
That's why love is never enough
to make US happy. That's why
perfectly happy, satisfied mar
ried couples" gradually become as
selfish and peevish as old lap-dogs.
1t will always be that way.
No matter what new laws about
marriage we may make or what
old laws we may abolish. mar
riage will always leave one part
of us unsatisfied, undeveloped.
We must belong to everyone as
well as to our beloved before we
can know fulfillment.
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
BIRTHDAY
CAKES
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
u Please inform me about

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
u Please inform me about
birthday cakes.
Should a cake be cut at the
marty or saved for a decoration?
Does the "honoree'' blow out the
candles and cut and pass the
cake?
(2) If one should not care to
use SO many candles. or in case
of a grandmother, what is the
equivalent? MRS. g. A. B.
NVHE cake may be used as d
4 decorative centerpiece on
the dining room table, or it may
be brought in with the dessert,
with all the candles lighted. But
whether used decoratively or
brought in later, it is always cut
and pieces served to the guests.
The person who is celebrating
his or her birthday may cut the
cake II he or she wishes to do
so. but the hostess generally
does this, The birthday per-
son" blows out the candles and
leaves one burning for good luck
and good health.
(2) In the case of a grand
mothers birthday, either sixteen
or twenty-one candles are a pref
Nv compliment. The extremely
tiny candles are no good on q
birthday cake. Get quite good
sized candles-obtainabl at any
caterers, with rosebuds in pink,
yellow or white as holders-place
the candles in the icebox for
few hours and see how little
trouble you will have with them.
If the birthday cake is used as
a decoration in the middle OF the
table, the candles may be lighted
lust before the guests enter the
dining room, and allowed to burn
AS long as it is safe for them to
do so. They should then be
blown out, as suggested above.
For old or young, snappers and
notices are fun at a birthday
party. When used as a decora-
ton the cake is cut when the ice
cream is served.
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Please explain how a thir-
teen-piece luncheon set may he
used. GERTRUDE ..
A THIRTEEN-PIECE luncheon
"A set is used on bare table.
The large piece--rOund or square
is the centerpiece. the six
r:eces of secondary size are the
"place" or plate" doilies, and
the six very small pieces are the
doilies used under the water
goblets or under the finger bowls.
This set can be used for lunch
con or for o'clock tea, but
not for dinner. If there are no
very small pieces, then there
must be twelve plate" or place"
6oiNss.
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

sibly arise from the fact that in
the majority OF books On as
tronomy. even school textbooks,
alteration Is explained only with
reference TO the stars, so that the
reader might never guess that 1t
affects all celestial bodies, includ-
Ing the sun.
In fact, the suns apparent place
Is always over twenty seconds Of
arc behind its true place, because
of the eight minutes lin round
numbers) that it's light takes TO
reach the earth.
To explain this. let me use.
with slight notifications. an IL
1ilstration Of alteration employed
by Sir John Hersclel.
In the figure suppose q ball TO
drop, as shown by the vertical ar
row, straight toward the point q
In the horizonal plane a. B, T..
At the same time let an open tube
move along the plane from A
through B to G, as indicated by
the horizontal arrow. Let the
motion OF the tube be so adjusted
to that OF the ball. that, while its
inclination remains unchanged, the
bottom Of the tube is carried for
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

two children. They were almost
too happy. They seemed to have
no interest in anything outside
their home.
There is one marriage which
is a SUGGEST" cried their envious
friends.
But lately something has hap
pened.
No one knows what II is, but
Alicia had become restless and
Indifferent and Robert has shut
up like a clam. Their home,
which was like lighted window
before, has gone suddenly dark
and cold.
Yet there is no scandal-no
business trouble--nothing, as far
as anyone can see, which can ex-
plain their tragic change.
Must marriages always come
to such Wreckage? Isn't 1t pos
sible for a man and a woman to
love each other so greatly, and
with such perfect understanding
that their joy in each other will
never grow cold or become me-
chanical gesture? Experience
would seem to prove that it isn't.
for on every side we see romance
crumbling just as it has crumbled
for Alicia and Robert.
Is this. then, because marriage
is at fault or love untrustworthy?
No. There's deeper reason
that that.
In his m k a b le novel,
"Faber," Jacob Wassermann tells
the story Of just such a love and
gives the cause of that change
that befell it.
1t is the story of Eugene and
Martina Faber. They were mar
ried before the war and theirs
was one of those ideal unions
which revive our faith in love.
Then came the war and for four
years Eugene was a prisoner In
Siberia. He returns to his wife at
last to find her strangely changed.
Seemingly she loves him as much
as ever. yet the old intimate.
oneness has vanished. In his
pain and confusion he is dis
GUESSING this with a friend. She
tries to explain to himl
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
JUST 20 YEARS AGO
(Cs1Iled From The
Washington Times Files go
By WILLIAM MOORE

Civil war swept Czar-ridden
Russia Emperor Nicholas whisk-
ers crinkIed as cannonbals whis-
tied too close to the royal hair
cut. He ordered the royal jewels
locked up for safekeeping in the
Bank of England. II he could
have conveniently managed it, he
undoubtedly would have locked
himself up in the same deposit
tory.
A spectacular fire, famed bv a
stiff breeze swept Commission
Row in Louisiana avenue, cutting
six big commission houses.
School teachers today will he
interested in the following pay
schedule OF 1905:
Glass $500 to $500 a year;
Glass 2, 5000 to 500; Glass 8,
$3.50 to 5000: Glass 4, $500 to 81 100.
They wanted, more pay. Who
wouldn't with such schedule in
operation?
Songs we sang twenty years ago
cheyenne Pony Boy" "Hia-
wathe," RED Wing" Every
BODY Works But Father" Coon.
Coon. Coon" "The Lanky Yankee
Boys in Blue"
Reports that Police Court was
haunted were current. Hugh F.
Taggart, assistant district at.
torney, was working in his Of.
flee one night when he heard
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
The Power of Advertising
Ask Red Grange or Nellie Durham


Wonderful is advertising, great in power.
Red Grange played football well that alone would
have helped him But every newspaper extoed him. and he
began making $4,000 in day andexpec make 81 900
this year.
Nellie Durham lived seventytwo years in Maine
glad to play the fiddle at dances for So per night Henry
Ford likes fddng sent for Durham heard him play
him 3d. also private New York All newspapers
about him He played for Mayor Hy1an Now he will play
Tor Mr. Abee In his theaters all the country and
back to Maine with his old fiddle rich man. he calculates
riches.
Mora-AdOertise your business; it isn't North adj
vertising, adOertise It for sale.
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

sundry ,groanings and unearthly
clanking of chains. When q pale
blue face gfbbered in at him
through the window, Taggaft
ducked for the door and de.
parted.
Lyman L. Pierce. general secre-
tary of the Central Y. NJ. G. A..
was compelled to resign on ac-
count of i'll health. His going
was widely regretted.
1t was the custom to give post
men red neckties for Christmas
presents. In 1905, however. the
letter carriers revoIted and served
notice on their customers" they
would not accept and more
flambouyant cravats. Cigars were
more appropriate, they thought.
Jack o'Brien punched Bob
Fitzsimmons all over the lot at
San Francisco. II will never
fight again." mourned the
freckled ex.cham. But I viii. !"
said hopeful Jack.
One hundred boys at the Ma.
tional Reform School, in Bladens-
burg road, narrowly escaped with
their lives when fire swept the
administration building.
''Ndt even j. p. Morgan could
finance the average housekeeper's
accounts the week before Christ.
mas" said The Tinaa' funny
man"
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
LISTEN, WORLD!
Rr ELSIE ROBINSON

LET us begin
at the beginning.
What a wonder
full fate w a s
meted out to you,
you and Martina!
In early youth
you found each
other, each the
one human being
with whom the
other could live.
How rare that is,
how very rare!
You were like
brother and sis
ter, and yet mar
ried, and always
companions; you
two on the one
side and the
whole world on
the other.
You n e " err
needed the world;
it never touched
W n n ~ a " a -
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
WISE SAYINGS

It is always q poor way to try
to read the hearts Of others to
try to conceal our own.
Rousseau
Humor has just been regarded
as the finest perfection of poetic
justice. Carlyle.
He who has put good finish to
his undertaking is said to have
placed O golden crown to the
whole. -EuSthathius.
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
TRAGEDY has
i come into the


Sargent home.
Alicia a n d
Robert were the
Perfect Married
Couple.
They fell in
love with each
other when they
w ere in High
s c h ool, w . n t
through college
together and mar
married when Bob
got his first job.
For t Q v q
years their life
has been an in
SEPARATION to all
their friends. 1t
was impossible to
! m a & in e more
beautiful devotion
than that which
they showed each
other nr their
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
BY Garrett p. Serviss
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular


Interest.
TN a recent article. in reply to
4 question about the effect Of
the eartf's motion upon the ap-.
parent position Of the sun, the
phenomenon of alteration was
briefly discussed But q reader
in De witt, Neb., thinks that Il
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE
Long Distance SHINING

IN southern city recently garbage collectors found
number Of live kittens wrapped Il the paper they were
- taking ia the incinerating plant
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

The World Court legal battle-ground of The League Of
Nations being touted the great preventer of The
United States is being rushed into the court of
foreign propaganda. Don't forget the Hague Tribunal
supposed to have been established adjust disputes be-
nations completely ignored when the nations
Of the world decided to fight out in France The United
states is member of that tribunal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28

fled to report at Legion Quarters
in the old town hall Saturday morn
ing at $3.50 daylight time to parti-
cipate in Memorial Day exercises.
The members are asked to appear
in uniform if possible.
The members will march to the
cemetery where flags will be plac-
ed on the graves of all war veter-
ans and a wreath will be placed on
the monument at South Main and
Ferry streets. Following this the
post will parade with the Lambert
vile G. A. r.
Nicholas F. Coombe, commander
of the Legion, announces that he
has received the $50. appropriation
made by the Bucks County Com
missioners for Memorial Day ex-
penses. This is the first time the
Post has received this fund, which
is supplied all accredited veterans
organizations in the county.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
Miss Borden To
Ned III. J. FarIee

New REORGANIZATION have been
issued by Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Bor-
don for the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Bernice, to Horace j. Farlee,
of Lambertville. The ceremony will
take place Saturday afternoon, June
9th in the Lambertville Baptist
Church. Rev. II. M. Dorrell, the
pastor, will officiate.
Mr.. Farlee is a lawyer in the
Trenton firm of Katzenbach and
Hunt, and is son of the late jan
ney w. Farlee, who was for many
years merchant in Lambertville.
Mr.. Farlee is veteran of the
World War, and saw active service
with the A. f. F. in France.
Miss Borden is a graduate of
Vassar College, and is prominently
identified in club and church ac-
tivities in both Lambertville and
New Hope. Her father is treasurer
and general manager of the Uni
versal Paper Bag Co. and the Union
Mills Paper Manufacturing Co., of
New Hope. He has served several
years on the New Hope Borough
Council, and is director of the
Amwell National Bank, of Lambert
vile.
Following the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Farlee will leave for an ex-
tended wedding trip, and after Octo-
Der LIST will be at home at So
North Union street where they will
reside,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
NEW HOPE LEGION TO
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY
Examinations For
Vacancy of Lam
berfviIIe Postmaster

Notice has been issued by the
U. S. Civil Service Commission that
at the request of the Postmaster
General, and in accordance with an
order of the President, an open
competitive examination will be held
to fill the vacancy of Postmaster
at Lambertville. This vacancy was
caused by the death of Postmaster
B. Frank Barley on April 10.
Applicants are not required to
assemble in an examination room
for scholastic tests, but will be
rated on their education and bust
ness training and experience. The
Commission makes inquiry among
representative local and professional
men and women concerning the ex-
perience. ability and character of
each applicant, and will assign rat
ings upon the evidence secured.
Both men and women are eligible
to file applications, and they must
ne Hleu Will bHe COMMISSION III
Washington before June 23rd. War
veterans will be given an additional
rating of five points to the rating
they are assigned thru the eXami-
nations.
The Commission will certify to
the Postmaster General the names of
the highest three qualified eligibles,
and the Postmaster General will Sc
lect one for nomination by the
President.
In the previous examinations be-
fore Postmaster Barley was APP
pointed Donald Park, of 40 Perry
street, was among the three qualified
eligibles. Being an ex-service man
he secured the additional five points
rating, but he withdrew in favor of
Mr. Barley. Many Of his friends
have urged him to again enter the
race at this time.
Mrs. Barkley's friends circulated
petitions for her appointment to the
vacancy, Dul CHdFleS ~. hCtIhNhtI
had already secured the endorsement
of Congressman Eaton. However.
this does not disqualify Mrs. Bark
ley or anyone else from competing
in the examinations. Mr.. McCracken
has since been filing the position
as acting postmaster.
1t was reported by Trenton pa
per that there were many asprants
for the position, among them the
editor of this paper. But this was
without foundation, and those whose
names were used have resented
the insinuations as indicating a
scramble so soon after the death of
Postmaster Barley.
1t is not anticipated that Mr.. Nc
Cracker will have any opposition,
as he has already secured the
"jump" on the endorsement of Con-
gresham Eaton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
Local Police
Court Busy

The following cases have been
heard in Justice of the Peace, Elmer
w. Smiths court, Lambertville:
Michael Kobe, of the City of
Newark, was arrested on complaint
of William Larson, member of
the fire patrol, that he was going
at rate Of speed of over 20 miles
an hour on motor cycle. On
being arraigned he pleaded guilty
and was fined $500 and costs. Of
ficer Morse made the arrest.
Hilda Decks, Of Titusville, arrest
ed by Constable Rosso, for parking
in front Of a fire hydrant at the
Lambertville Rubber Co. Pleaded
guilty and fined $500 and costs.
Anthony Szurtarski, of West Am
well Township, arrested by Constable
William Morse for speeding during
fire, pleaded guilty and was fined
$4,000 and costs.
Albert johnson, of Lambertville,
WAS HHeu IoT ulholutilS NVhuute'
Fined $1,000 and costs. Arrest by
Trooper Wallace.
Christopher Terson, of Lambert
Vile, fined for disorderly conduct,
$500 and costs.
William Hall, Of Trenton, arrested
by Constable Morse, for speeding
through the City. Fined $4,000 and
costs.
Catherine Ottey, of this City, was
arrested by Trooper Herman for
disorderly conduct, sentenced to
thirty days at the County Jail. Upon
finding out that she was a ward of
The Staten Home for Girls at Oar
lington, Penna., the authorities there
were notified and the parole officer
was sent here and she was released
from Jail in her custody.
Dominck Muscatell, Robert DENIM
and Charles Wilson were arrested
by Trooper Herman and Constable
Rosso for fornication with Catherine
Ottey and held in bail for Court al
$4,000 each.
Frank Ilinieo, of this City, was
arrested by Constable William Morse
for larceny of bicycle from Lyman
Stout. He was released in custody
of his parents for his appearance
at Juvenile Court at Pennington.
Frank Clements, of Stockton, was
arrested by Trooper Herman, OF
complaint Of Michael Micucci, fol
obtaining money under false pre-
/, tense, was held in bail for mex
Grand Jury.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
PERSONAL HAPPENINGS OF
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Delaney, OF
Mechanic street, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Riker and Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Boiler, of New
ark, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Wiley, on the York
road u
Ruth Larson, of Chestnut street
scalded her arm quite badly on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hubert Lloyd and daughter,
of Bound Brook, are spending sew
eral weeks with Mrs. Lloyd's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick Pew,
on North Main street.
Mrs. Nj. j. Vanbenschoten, of
Doylestown, and Miss Marjorie Van
benschoten and Adolph Wendell, of
Trenton, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vroom, on Ferry
street.
Continued on fourth page)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
Memorial Exercises
Saturday Morning

Memorial Day exercises which will
be held in this city Saturday morn
ing under the direction of Major
c. A. Angel Post, No. 20, G. A. R.
Program issued by j. Wesley
Crook, commander, and Charles A.
Slack, adjutant, calls for meeting at
the Post Rooms in the Hooker build
ing at 9.15 a. m. The line of march
will form at 1918, and begin to
move at 1890, going south on Union
street to Swan, to Main, to Elm, to
Union, to York, and to the soldiers
monument where the program will
be as follows: Introduction, selection
by band; opening prayer by Rev.
Percy R. Conner, pastor of Centenary
M. E. Church; reading of General
John A. Logan's order by Albert
Yeske; selection by band; reading of
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by
Truman Holcombe; song, America"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28

mbertville-Miss Sarah b. AS
kew, field agent for the American
Library Association, appeared before
the City Commissioners Monday in
the interest of Lambertville Free
Public Library. She proposed that
if the Stryker Library is converted
into a Municipal Library that aid
can be secured from her Assoeia-
ton.
Stryker Library originated with
bequest Of $4,000 left by the will
of Samuel d. Stryker, which pro-
vided that an equal amount be sub
scribed by the public. James D.
Stryker, his brother, gave another
81 900 and the balance was raised
by subscriptions. But $4,000 was
hardly sufficient even in those days
to equip and maintain library
of any great value.
Each year public subscriptions
have been taken for the support of
the library, and it has been oper-
ating on less than $1,000 a year.
Very few new books can be bought
for this sum, and it enables the
library to be open only few hours
on certain evenings.
The American Library Associa-
ton is willing to extend aid to
Free Public Library in Lambertville,
but it's regulations forbid this for
privately endowed institutions. And
as Stryker Library bears the name
of the man who gave the original
bequest, it does not qualify for the
Association aid.
It has been proposed that the
City Commissioners pass resolu-
ton authorizing a vote on the
matter on election day, June 10th.
If majority of votes are cast
for the library to become a Mum
icipal Library it will comply with
the regulations of the Library As
ISOLATION, and aid can be extend
| cd to it.
The original Stryker collection can
be maintained as separate depart
ment, and thus credit will be given
the man whose public spiritedness
appreciated the need of such an
institution.
The Commissioners have taken the
matter under consideration, and are
expected to pass on it next Monday
evening. Those who realize the need
of a complete library which will
serve the greatest need in the city
may express themselves to the Com
missioners. At any rate nothing is
lost by putting the matter to a
vote, and the public has everything
to gain and nothing to lose by
voting in favor Of 1t.