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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

OLD Colonial Furniture wanted
Mrs. Gordon Cooper, Cor. Bridge &
Lambert streets, Lambertville, N. J.
(tf)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

APARTMENT For Rents rooms,
bath and kitchenette; gas, electricity,
hot water heat. Logan Apartments,
New Hope. Pa. Apply John G. John
son, Phone 202W. (3-5)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

Secondhand Furniture Wanted
Joe Finkle, Lambertville, N. J.
ft~22l'26)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

AFFIDAVITS and Sworn State
ments taken for public. Anytime.
Home 81 Jefferson St., Office Ma
sonic Bldg, ARTHUR VAN NAT
Ia, Notary Public, Lambertville.
(2-19tf)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16
Classified 4dvertisine
flc word. payable in advance1

LOST on road from Lambertville
to Pennington or Lambertville to
Dilts Corner, Ford tire on rim. II.
G.. Prall, Lambertville. (4-16tf)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

WANTED-Old cancelled postage
stamps. Especially those on origi-
nal envelopes. Old documents, letters
by noted men, colored glassware, in
Guiding bottles, snuff and patch
boxes, samplers, candle sconces,
books about Indians, colored prints
and other antiques. Highest cash
prices paid for those that are ac-
ceptable. Write for information, Will
liam v. Abdill, Titusville, N. J.
(Apr.2'26*)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16
Charter No. l1015
Report of Condition of
S0Iebuyy National
Bank of Nev HOPE

at New Hope in the State of Pennsylvania.
at the close Of business on
April 9, 1925
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts Except
those shown in and SIT, 032 ID
overdrafts unsecured ,....4...... 1888
u. S. Government securities own
ed. All other u. S. Govern
ment securities. 11,250O0 4250.0 90
Other bonds stocks, securities, etc. 153. 099 80
Furniture and fixtures ...54,.t+. $4,000
Lawful with Federal
Items with Federal Reserve Bank
in process of collection ., I0,526.26
Cash in vault and amount due
from National Banks ......,. 21,41s.7s
Amount due from other banks
other than items 8, 8. and 10 5.016.48
Total Of items 0, 10. IL. IL
- and 10 -, s3e.oe1.52
Checks on banks located outside
of city town of reporting
hank and other cash items, none
Miscellaneous cash items ~. 7.42
Total ........ ,4.,.=...,,.4, $4O6, 2696o
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ....... 1926. 600 90
Surplus fund -. ............. 5000 90
Undivided profits -. s11,134.62
Less current EXPENSES interest
and taxes paid ss.60s.5s 80. 7.4s6O9
Amount dua 10 Feda. al Reserve
Bank deferred credits) -. 5,ss2.12 !
Certified checks outstanding 49, $4,000 {
Cashiers checks outstanding - 1871 T
Total of items %. 49, "a
25 and 26 6159d3
individual deposits subject to check 144. $780, +
Total of demand deposits subject
to Reserve, Items 81 2s, 80
30, 81 and 80 1i4,s36.46
Other time deposits ......... 217s37,7l /
Total of time deposits subject
TO Reserve, Items S8, "a. SIS
and 36 ,.,.,,.... s217,S37.71
Bills payable ..,... None
Total observation-disclosures. s4O6.269,6o .
State of Pennsylvania.
County of Bucks. IS:
|, Charles s. Worthington cashier of the
above nnmed bank. do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
CHARLES S. WORTHINGTON /
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
18th day of April, 1926.
CLINTON OBLINGER,
Notary Public
Ny commission expires March 2, 1920.
Correct. Attest:-
GEO. II. KLINE
J. GIBSON pFTRTE
HARRY WoRTHINGToN,
Directors.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

PAINTING-Inside or outside
work, given prompt, personal, care
full attention. Prices and results will
please you. Joseph B. Dilts, Ser
geantsville Phone 925R12, Lambert
vile. 40
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-04-16

ANNUAL MEETING-The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the New Hope Delaware Bridge
Company will be held at the Com
pany's office in Lambertville, New
Jersey, on Saturday afternoon. May
9th, 1925, at 2:30 o'clock (Stand-
ard Time). An election for officers
will be held. William John Cooley,
Secretary. (4-23)
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at New Hope, in the State of Pennsylvania.
at the close of business on
April g. 1925
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
LETTERS FROM Readers
STAR
AM ls..sr. @ rh. st.r ma.t havs n.ms .aa .aaE,..

school SO that there is no fcason
why this school rhouh not be main.
talnci within scattlcs limits. The
majority Of Eastern states arc very
strict In ruling that no municipal
cmplcye shall reside outside Of the
city. But u seems 90 me that our
generous West should avoid this
Eastern parslmony. As 10 tho real
estate men. who generally try 10
enforce this oppressive charter pro
vision. calm that they arc The
main enemies OF prosperity in any
cltg. The only way that teachers
can buy homes in Seattle is on
time. at higher lhan Boston prices.
And so many OF the titles ARC dc.
fcctivu. We teachers arc conEcry,
ptiye IN our politics or wo could, not
secure our positions. We toll hard
soattlc'a merchants and on our mu.
niclpai and school government" was
"A comment made In explanation, By
leading member OF the city Cham.
Der OF Commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Residence
Editor Tho Star:

Euilor 'lnc star.
A short time since noticed in
your news Items one. saying that
several city employees were told by
our mayor TO change their place Of
residence back within the confines
OF Seattle Either that or. In nc.
cordance with the charter Of tho
city. submit to immediate dismissal
from Senttlo's payroll. Money paid
by Seattle to her employees should
not then be paid in taxes. groceries
or dry goods, TO suburbs outside the
city. but II should be spent among
/ live in kirkland. tho / teach In
the Seattle public schools. And many
hundreds OF our Seattle teachers are
trying TO cconomize by residing out.
side OF the exorbltaut tax rates OF
Seattle. But the school board Itself
maintains It's parental or boys
truant school with some 90 city en-.
ployes. on Mercer Island. entirely
outside Of the city. The new bridge
to the mainland makes 1t easy for
any boy to run away from the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
nY I'M MNRsmNLL

CEArTLE's last Christmas prrs
y eut. uny.vcn and forgotten
rested on q shelf AZ the Loaf and
found department % tho municipal
railway. IN the county ciiy building
Tuesday Il Is Tho sole survivor Of
hundreds left on street ears IN tho
Christmas ru1h and later retrieved.
Tho last Christmas SIT. wrapped
in holIy.coyeurd paper and tied with
fancy twine. viii so to the auction
block soon u q Ia not claimed,
Charlie Chambers. who - IN charge
of tho Lost and found department
says.
Mex, 20 Christmas presents. WON
en- managed 90 lose more vanity
bags and beaded purses than any.
thing clss this vacaiiontide. Some
OF them. atm containing rolls Of
Chratmas shopping money hro on
the shelves. others win DO sold 20
the highest bidder ~ II A. m, sat
urday in the Pike ri. market.
Umbrellas proved heavy casual.
tics during the rush. Hundred Of
them were left on tho irollcya
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Cruelty

Editor Tho star.
II was with Ercat sorrow that the
friends o. tho humane cause read
the letter Of ono l.. .. Anderson.
tmppcr. which appeared IN Tho
Star recently. such letters can DO
great harm. Tor they VIII inel,e
the irresponsible persons 20 acts u
cruelty and violence. Hundreds %
boy1, and men. too. undoubtedly
will torture tho liyins creatures. as
this ,rappcr advises.
No wonder this man has become
hardened 20 tho extent OF writing
such letter. encouraging others 10
follow in his footstcps-to torture
tho helpless victims OF the animal
world. for according 10 his own nd
mission he haH been IN tho business
Of practicing crucliios for 81 years,
What a Ilfet No wonder the finer
scnsihIlitle5 OF trappcr become
bluntcdl
Admitting that certain predatory
animals must be exterminated. Il
must be done IN n most humane
manner. Never by the torturing
steel trap. Ict man invent pain.
less device that gives instant death
to such animals that are not want.
ed here.
How can an individual who spends
nearly n lifetime In giving pain rec
oncllo this command DO unto 9th.
CTS Us you would be done by7' why
don't the trappsrs put themselves
in tho place OF the hapless animal
and see how Il feels TO writho and
agonizc in tho jaws OF the mercless
steel trap for days, maybe for
weeks?
ANNIE NJ. BURGESS.
Pleasant Beach.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
ALBERTAN is ROBBED

"strunsarm bandits Monday night
attacked Joe Wendell. Elmonton.
Alberta, farmer. and robbed him OF
So and some Canadian papers on a
street below Nesler way. he told the
police
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

They'll be E5'a too SO win
few score lunch tins left By wuri,
iaEmea. You'd think hH UHnrr
would Dc tho last ihiug a worker
would forErf-but u hu't Dozens
OF fun dinner rsilg are left ON the
cans every week. many oiheFu.
empty. are Icr' rY homo going h.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Suspect Is Jailed
for Robbing Woman

Rollo Trarr started out for n good
time Monday night and wound up in
n cell at tho city Jail when Patrol.
men o. ~ Young and W. u. Cottlo
arrested him ms n suspect in tho
holdup of Mira. a. Bruncgraf. OF tho
H. VI. u. grocery, 1924 ThorndyRs
ave-. Saturday night. The woman
lost 800 TO two armed bandits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

Tor our m0n~y. And I claim that
tho city charter provision should
not be made 10 apply by any F7rciy
real estate bandits 10 school teach.
rrr II such rule IN enforced We
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

borrrH.
Books arc favor,te things forgot
ton. ranging FROM Bibles TO light
fiction. and. tr8diti0nally, "a mem
Org onmrAn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Washington Men Buy
Sawmills in Oregon

EUGENE. Ore, Jan. 6.-Thomas
Morgan and associates OF Grays Har
hor county Washington. have bought
the kays-Auivraon fawmul az wal
ton and the stcyens-turris min AZ
shannon. y was made known here
today
A corporation Tor WORKING both
mills vii be- formed which VIII build
a loggng railroad up Chieahominy
creek on Tho Coos Bay branch % the
Southern Pacific. The two mills viii
cur about 100000 leo, daily.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

October is tho wettost month Of tho
year In the British Islcs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

rope will have learned to do without
cannon fodder, or else no conceivable
birth rate would give France enough
of It. The world must raise babies
for better purpose than that, or it
might as we'll not raise them.
COMMON SENSE IS ]
STOPPED BY POLITICS
Once more. common sense knows
what to do with Europe, but politics
does not dare do it. That was the
case long before the Dawes plan
finally stabilized the business Of Eu-
rope. Business men knew what to
do, but politics was afraid. Nova
similar situation arises as to Sc
curity, and impends as to interna-
tional debts. If Japan will not per-
nit world compact for peace ex-
cept on terms which Britain and
America will not accept, there is
nothing to do at present but estab-
lish European compact for the Eu
ropean part of the job. That can be
done whenever France will permit
Germany to be party to it, and
whenever Germany will consent to
have its eastern as we'll as it's west
ern frontiers included. Everybody
knows this, but the politicians do
not yet dare do it. When they are
ready, England can lead in arrang-
ing security. Then. after more trav-
all of the politicians, America can
lead in arranging disarmament. And
finally, after still more travail, this
time by American politicians. the
debts may also be arranged on bus
mess principles. Any intelligent
dawes commission" left to itself.
could formulate q solution to all
these questions in three weeks. We
will be lucky if politics dares face
the facts on them all in three years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
THE TANCLE
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CAR
TON-CONTINUED

Just now | have had another mis-
understanding with Leslie, sgd. She
never seems by any possibility to
fathom my character. She always
has feeling that shall look upon
life just as she does and when she
finds that\I do not do anything of
the sort she is heartbroken.
My wife's latest edict is that we
are both to live in the same house,
laugh and Joke and meet as the best
of friends, but nothing more.
Now ask you, sgd, is that not a
simply impossible situation? IT,
You know, Il love Leslie; ] have
always loved her since the first time
saw her Within five minutes after
| locked upon her face knew ire
vocnbly the difference between pas
sion and love.
Someone has said, think it was
Goethe, that 1.-The beautiful is great
er than the good, for the beautiful
must contain good" 1t is the same
with love and passion. You can
have passion without love, but you
can not have love without the high
est and most glorified Of passion.
want my wife. ! have hardly
had her since long before her father
died and all the while she has been
growing more beautiful, more be-
witchng, more interesting than ever
she was before.
To sit with her in the same room
and not be able to put my hands on
her dark hair or to kiss her when
| come i'm or go out of the house is
plain hell, sgd.
If it were not for the blooming
old steel business ] would just light
out for parts unknown, and try to
forget her. But Shakespeare was
right when he said that imam
must give hostages to fortune"
My two boys, because they have
much of me in them, will certainly
need fathers care-one who can
understand their temptations. and
their weaknesses.
1t is perfectly astonishing, Sgd
how implacably unforgiving good
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
In New York

New York, April 9.--Much Of
Broadway wit is manufactured in the
Cheese Club or by members of it
who are press agents, artists and so
forth. They meet daily at lunch in
West 48th street and spring their
new jokes on each other. If the
jokes 60 well they are soon heard
over the radio or in the theater.
At present the Cheesers are engag.
ing in brain teaser" contest, each
member being called on to ask a
question that cannot be answered.
Some of the questions WHICH have
stumped the members are:
How many husbands has Peggy
Joyce had.
Who makes the plays dirty?
If Marty Herman and AL Woods.
brothers. had the same name, what
would that name be?
How can you be protected from
bad booze?
When someone asked where would
Broadway have gone if it had gone
straight, Harry Hershfield, the presi-
dent, answered "into Long Island
Sound" and won the brown derby for
the day.
Springtime is time Of joy to
the kids on the East Side. Then
| they can 60 out in the streets to
play. Then around comes the street
carousel in bright new paint. 1t Is
only six feet i'm diameter, but il
! whirls around and around in mao
merry-go round if you have a penny
to pay.
! And so the other day Cologero Fl
ada took his bright wagon to Avenue
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

woman can be. l know that Leslie
is right but there is such thing as
charity and mercy and these are the
greatest things in all the world. l
realize this, Sgd, because at the
present moment they are the things
want most and cannot get.
/ can think of nothing else except
Leslie. l am unhappy when ! am
away from her and unhappy when l
am with her and think perhaps the
thing that really hurts me most is
that she seems quite happy all the
time. She is exceedingly polite to
me, asks my opinion of things, looks
at me afrectionately, but still keeps
me out of her heart.
She goes about her work of get
ting the apartment packed up al
most with enthusiasm. She reads
me long letters that she received
from the people who are recon
structing our house, but she reads
them in the same affectionate tone
of voice with which she reads them
to Ruth. She asks her advice on
the decorations Of the rooms. per-
hans oftener than she does mine.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

In the spring young woman's
fancy nghry .dIns 10 thoughts Vi
salads.
And, one might add in the spring
a young mans fancy lightly turns
away from thoughts of anything.
Love is something which makes
you sorry that you did kiss her or
sorry that you didn't kiss her.
The only issue decided in most ar
euments is who can argue the best.
A foolish man is one who is kept
from being foolish by the fear OF
what others would say.
Nothing feels more Disguised at
| extreme vanity than big foot In
| little shoe.
A straw hat seems to take up more
| room in movie than an overcoat.
When a man thinks a woman
| doesn't understand him it usually is
| because she does understand HIM.
Having to work is the only cure
| for those worries caused by not hav-
ing to work.
| Picnics are dangerous. Opening
sardines and pickle bottles may IN
still the desire to become a safe
| blower.
Keep your eyes on the stars and
the world will trample on your toes,
A lavender hat on a grown man
makes US wish we were young
enough to throw rocks again.
A legislator may grow purple in
the face with anger, but you never
see one speeches..
You never know what some PEG.
Pile think until you make them mad
enough to tell the truth.
ruins your digestion.
On the other hand, great many
Of those trying to assert themselves
have nothing to assert.
Grand Opera was thought up b.
man who had just finished mash
ing his finger with hammer.
The way to see how far your cal
will 60 before it needs repairs is t
lend 1t to a friend.
The bigger the house you live ir
the more liable you are to move tt
santarium.
Much misery is caused by people
trying to be happy.
New York jury decided woman
husband was worth $4,000 to her
Will your wife believe it of you?
Let your little boy play in tn
dirt and he may be divorce cas-
lawyer when he grows up.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS

AT MAYOR sNOREALOUDs HOUSE

AT MAYOR SNOREALOUDS HOUSE
The Twins and Mister Whizz left
the policeman sleeping peacefully
with his arm around lamp post and
went to hunt for the mayor of Snooz-
er Town.
They soon found it because his
name was on the door plate, 1t said:
"Mayors Snorealoud," in plain letters.
Nick knocked loudly about five
times while the door opened and
there stood the mayor himself, yawn.
ing and stretching as though he had
been asleep since Christmas.
"Hpm no! Oh, hum! What do you
want?"
"We're after a rascal" said Mister
Whizz. "His name is Snitcher
Snatch and he's run off with the
snuff box belonging to the Fairy
Queens uncle"
"You don't say sol" exclaimed the
mayor blinking his eyes in surprise.
"Let me see! What kind Of snuff
box is it? Silver?"
ono, gold!" said Mister Whizz.
"And does it open on top?" asked
the mayor.
"No. It opens at the end" said Mis-
ter Whizz.
"And does it have funny snap
per you press with your thumb Z"
Not has thingumbob YOU lift
| nit xnllE fin2Ar Whwf MA vnn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
see one some. place." ased Mister

see one some placer" ased Mister
Whizz.
eyes," yawned the mayor. my
cousins wife's brother had one and
just wondered if this one was like
it-that's all. Let me sea snuff
box made of gold that opens at the
end and has thingumbob that you
lift up with your finger. Just wait
I'll call my chief clerk" And he
called loudly. "Forty Winks, come
here"
Forty winks came shutting out of
back room, yawning and stretching
just like the mayor had. you'll
have to find more comfortable
ledger for me to sleep on" said he,
cor I'll find another place. One thing
] can't stand is an uncomf Portable
ledger to sleep on. The last place
had, they had the ledgers all padded
SOL could sleep in peace"
The Twins and Mister Whizz look
ed to see how Mayor Snorealoud was
they saw that he had fallen asleep
again, leaning against the doorway.
And looking back quickly at the,
chief clerk to see how he was taking
it Chat his words had not been
heard) didn't they see his head fall
over on his chest and his eyes close
in deep slumber.
"For goodness sake!" cried Mister
Whizz. "Snoozer Town is certainly
the sleepiest. place l ever saw. It's
q wonder they can stay awake long
enough to eat their meals. If l ever
come to-"
Suddenly he stopped. The Twins
were both sound asleep on their feet!
well of all things!" yawned the
fairyman. II never saw place like
this. Full Of lazy people who-can't
-do-any-thing-but-"
A loud snore and Mister Whizz
was asleep too!
Snitcher Snatch. the goblin, slipped
up and slyly put grain of magic
snuff on the end of everybody's nose.
He'd been hiding behind the door ali
the time. r,Ni
"Achoo! Achoo!" went everyone Of
them, fairly rocking the house off its
foundations.
And instantly everybody in town
was awake.
Ito BE Continued.)
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

ed in line for the first ride. Arthur
oucnvolsKy, 4, had no penny and was
turned back. But the whirling circle
of color caught his eye. He edged
closer, wistfully watching his happy
little friends Then he reached up
and took hold of the red horse with
a green name.
The rrygo-round swirled MIN
between the drivers seat and the
platform and he was killed. And
now springtime no longer means a
gay merry -go-round ride for the kids
in that block.
The lure of stage production as a
means Of quick fortune has been
frequently commented on in this col
umn. That is because each story of
success or failure in New York s
greatest gamble interests me and
this column perfOrce, reflects "A GER
tain amount of personal attitude.
Neil Andrews has made fortune
in recent years producing a new hair
dye. Now he has turned to the stage,
producing and backing THE Com
plex' in which his wife. Dorothy
Hall, plays the lead. 1t is reported
along Broadway that for some per-
fOrmances not one seat was sod at
the box office and some Of the agen-
cies totaled as little as $50 in sales
for performance. Yet the producer
must guarantee rental of $1,000 a
week for the theater.
Various communities within the
city elect their own mayors who
preside over many Of the affairs of
the citizens, often keeping neighbors
from going 10 court or Jail. The first
woman to hold such position is
Mrs. Minnie Curto, Bellevue Hospital
nurse. She presides over what was
once the Gas House" district and in
its day the retreat of some of the
city's toughest gangsters.
The first cable thrown ashore when
the Leviathan docks here contains
telephone line which is plugged in
to exchange connection. Thus home
ward bound passengers can talk tC
friends anywhere reached by the &c
million telephones in North America
before the boat is locked. They can
call up their business Offices OF
make hotel reservations.
JAMES w. DEAN.
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